fake chemist

this is just to reflect on an old friend's blog entry i read earlier.. it wasn't the main idea of the post, but part of the metaphor used.. but let's go back to really basic chemistry.. we all know water and oil do not mix (btw i just learned a new word 'miscible' which is basically, to me, mix+able hehe).. and even if you try to shake it, it'll separate in the end.. some people try to do that in life.. to put things together and try to blend.. you get a whole lot of new stuff if you succeed, of course.. yet we all know certain things don't blend, like water and oil here.. and perhaps the only way to make it 'seem' like it is blended together is to keep shaking forever.. (i strongly believe human eye can fool human).. but who, and more interestingly why, would you want to keep forcing, knowing you cannot sustain such state.. perhaps you might want to ask yourself, what's wrong with leaving it separate? leave the oil up there and the water down here.. let it be.. and here i agree with the ending of my friend's post.. sometimes if you step back and look at it, you might realize it is perfectly fine to not blend and coexist.. now, what if you disagree with me and insist on trying.. maybe you can find the so-called emulsifier which can stabilize the two immiscible substances.. like soap! sure, put the soap in, shake it again, and voila! they mix! but you know what, now you get some cloudy merky liquid.. not water nor oil.. just something.. so i guess if people are happy with that, then keep on looking for that 'mixer'.. but if i were to be that water, i might try to find something, or someone, else that will naturally blend with me.. still that will involve stirring and shaking, but at least eventually it lasts..

ps. for the oil, it might be better to set it aside.. in another nice little bottle by the window.. so when the sun shines through, i could enjoy the beauty of the golden reflection from afar..

under height?

despite the guilt of having done some serious grocery shopping today (and not much should be considered 'groceries'), i took pleasure in cooking, eating, and continuously drawing down my supplies.. blame it on the spring break - it made me felt like i needed everything.. and therefore impulse buying took charge.. later i realized i have eaten too much.. and yes, it's always later, never before.. guess it would be nice if we don't have to worry about gaining weight.. then i found this in wikiquote:

"i am not over weight; i am under tall."

interesting view.. although i want to change tall to height.. supposedly it was quoted from garfield.. i can imagine his grinning face when saying this hehe.. but at the end of the day, we need to fight the weight factor cuz we cannot do anything with our height.. too bad.. i guess the point of sharing this is for those who, once in a while, need an excuse to go beyond the limit, just think you're under height and maybe you won't feel so bad after all ^^

and finally its over

the spring break, i mean.. holiday is always too short! it's almost one week through the spring quarter already.. life is back to normal again.. only now i so look forward to the beautiful spring weather around here ^^ it's 19C outside right now, and let me tell ya, it is just perfect! heard its super hot back home.. not to my surprise cuz songkran is coming up already.. how i wish i could have more days off.. hehe.. anywho, recent updates: a big warm welcome to all sasin exchanges! now we have maybe as many thais as japanese ieie.. haven't met everyone, and will certainly need some time to remember everyone's name.. but it sure looks like another fun quarter here at the cereal bschool :P

finally, spring break

off to london~ it was snowing hard when i was still at o'hare.. was kinda afraid the plane would be canceled since we were supposed to have a snowstorm later.. but in the end it was about an hour delay since the visibility was bad and taking off was difficult i guess.. so much for spring! haha.. anywho, arrived in london an hour late as well.. and immigration is, as always, terrible.. 10-km long queue and took forever.. to make matters worse, cingular doesn't work in UK.. yah the americans don't like to conform with the rest of the world hehe.. so it was not possible to get in touch wt hui and tell her about my delay.. 1.5 hrs later i got through and went straight to the payphone.. man it's expensive.. 50p would last like half a minute or less.. coin-sucking machine haha.. well, turned out hui was already waiting at south ken.. feel so bad i made her walk back and forth.. the tube ride took about 40 mins.. by then i felt really sleepy already.. and so we arrived at hui's place.. she had to rush something out.. chat chat a bit.. then whoops, off i go (to nap).. heehee